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Battle of Forest Strategy visions: Industry prevails, nature loses The European Parliament (EP) has chosen between opposing visions of the EU’s future Forest Strategy. MEP Petri Sarvamaa of the…

The European Parliament votes to protect ambition of the Climate Law In a plenary vote on 8 October 2020, the European Parliament (EP) protected the European Union’s climate ambition by approving…

How the EU Biodiversity Strategy can protect and restore forests and rights Unsustainable forestry, agriculture and mining have a devastating effect on the global environment. Wildlife is in…

Tribune: Putting Indigenous Peoples at the heart of biodiversity conservation policies The year 2020 promised to be a remarkable year for biodiversity protection. But the COVID-19 pandemic has…

The UK’s plan to stop illegal deforestation is full of holes Britons, on average, devour 700,000 tonnes of chocolate a year, or three bars a week per…

European Parliament confirms climate ambition, rejects delaying action with forests The European Parliament approved Jytte Guteland’s report on the EU Climate law and endorsed a 60% emission…

European Parliament Own Initiative report on the EU Forest Strategy – nature loses, industry wins again On 7 October, the European Parliament voted in favour of the Agriculture Committee’s report on…

COVID-19 in the Central African Republic: civil society’s response to the pandemic The World Health Organisation (WHO) considers the Central African health system to…

Luxury car brands are helping fuel the destruction of precious South American forests While international attention rightly remains focussed on…

Key elements for an agreement between the EU and cocoa-producing countries, to ensure sustainability in the cocoa sector The European Commission is exploring bilateral agreements with the…